Their curiosity embarrassed Clarissa.
Cognizant of what Clarissa was worried about, Yael whispered softly to her, “All of them work at the studio. There’s no point hiding the fact from them.”
Clarissa felt the same way and hence, nodded in agreement.
Mandy was a curious girl and kept asking Clarissa about Matthew.
Clarissa simply explained that he was a businessman and nothing more.
Once Matthew had arrived, they went downstairs and prepared to leave.
Parking his car at the entrance, Matthew got down out of courtesy when he saw the group approaching.
When Mandy saw him, she gaped at how dashing Matthew was. Matthew walked straight up to Clarissa and hugged her by the waist. After that, he kissed her on her lips till she blushed bashfully. Satisfied, he then turned his attention toward her colleagues.
Obviously, Yael already knew him while the other girls were of no interest to him. His purpose today was to stake his claim over Clarissa in front of the other two men. He wanted to declare that she was his so that they would not dare have any designs on her.
That was Matthew’s real reason for coming tonight.
As his cold and sharp gaze fell upon the two men, the intimidating vibe he emitted caused their knees to buckle.
Meanwhile, Mandy wondered how Clarissa interacted with her boyfriend given how terrifying he was.
Watching by the side, Yael easily saw through what Matthew was attempting to do.
Snorting in her heart, she remarked daringly, “Mr. Tyson, don’t scare the kids.”
Only then did Clarissa quickly introduce Matthew to them.
“This is my boyfriend, Matthew. Matthew, these are my colleagues at the studio. You have met Yael, so this is Christian, Mandy, and Rocky.”
Matthew nodded politely and toned down the intimidating vibe he was emitting.
The three of them just smiled awkwardly, it was Mandy who broke the ice. “Hi, Matthew.”
Realizing how tensed the situation was, Clarissa quickly pulled Matthew aside and left.
Once they were out of sight, Mandy sighed in an exaggerated manner.
“Matthew comes off as being really scary…”
Christian nodded vehemently. “Exactly. Mr. Tyson looks really smart. Yael, you seem to know him, don’t you?”
“Mmm-hmm, he is my ex-boss.”
“Wow, Yael’s previous boss. Doesn’t that make him even more impressive?”
Rocky took out his phone quietly and did a search on Matthew. And then…
He put it back into his pocket, wondering if he should tell the other two.
Given how they are gawking now. Can they be any more shocked if I told them the truth?
Meanwhile, inside the car, Clarissa pushed Matthew away after he kissed her.
“Why were you so keen to pick me up? Are you checking up on me?”
Matthew pinched her cheeks with a smile, “Am I that petty?”
“Of course not! Uncle Matthew is extremely open-minded.” she praised him while cursing inside.
You are such an a*s!
Matthew brushed his thumb across her cheeks and snorted softly, “What are you thinking about? You must be cursing me in your heart, am I right?”
“Of course not,” Clarissa replied convincingly while letting out a mesmerizing smile.
She put her arms around Matthew’s neck and buried herself in his embrace, and yawned a few times.
“You’re the best. It’s simply impossible to find anyone better than you. I won’t scold you because I’m not someone who does that sort of thing, let alone curse you behind your back.”
Despite feeling sleepy, Clarissa’s flattery knew no bounds. She blurted out whatever came to her mind. It was obvious there was zero sincerity behind her words.
Meanwhile, Matthew was tempted to tease her a little longer. But when he saw how sleepy she was from all the yawning, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Holding her tightly in his arms, he gently stroked her back.
“Alright, you are right about everything.”
In her drowsiness, Clarissa snuggled up to his chest and smiled sheepishly to herself.
By the time they reached home, she was already asleep. Matthew gently carried her upstairs and put her to bed. With a slight tumble, she wrapped herself in her own blanket. Before he knew it, she threw out all her clothes from underneath the blanket before wrapping herself up and slept.
At that moment, Matthew watched on in amusement while standing by the bed.
…
The next day, Clarissa went to see her mom at the Garrett residence. Recently, her relationship with Hilary improved a lot. Hilary no longer nagged her about getting married. In the few times that she mentioned it, Clarissa would provide her a cursory response.
The reason she visited Hilary was that Catherine had mentioned that it was Hilary’s birthday. And that was how she still remembered it.
She bought the latest necklace from a luxury brand and figured that Hilary would love it.
However, when she arrived, she found out that Hilary wasn’t celebrating it today.
Nevertheless, Hilary was still delighted to know Clarissa remembered her birthday and to also receive such a beautiful present.
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